![]() I’ll let you know if I sort it out.Korth mongoose. I’d almost be afraid to shoot it.ĭoes that make it a good gun? Does that make it worth the cost? If you gave me one, I don’t think I’d be able to keep it. Even thinking back on it some time after shooting it.Īnd I think that is, in some ways, telling. But this gun … just sort of leaves me stunned. Lord knows I’m never shy about saying what I think about a gun. In my review of the Korth Combat Magnum revolver, I felt perfectly comfortable in discussing my opinion. If you ask me “how many stars would you give this gun, on a scale of one to five?” I’d say “pinocle” or maybe just stare at you. I felt almost inadequate to judge the thing. Saying anything else seems almost superfluous. It fit my hand fine, operated fine, and the sights were fine.įine. The trigger was smooth, it broke clean and the recoil was minimal.Īccuracy was without a doubt better than I am. But it fit amazingly tight, so tight, in fact, that you’d never, ever have to worry about dust or dirt getting into the gun. ![]() Before it would work it needed to be seated and removed a few times. Turned out that it was still in the ‘break-in’ period. They fit so tight into the gun that the first time we used it, we thought the magazine was stuck (it was the first time the extra mag had been used). When you buy a Korth semi-auto, it is best to get the extra magazines (at $150 a pop, 2010 prices) with the gun because each one is handmade for that particular gun. ![]() The same was true for every aspect of the pistol. The fit and finish was so phenomenal that I felt like I wasn’t holding a gun in my hands, instead I was holding a work of art. This level of hand fitting is beyond most people’s experience and perhaps even beyond their comprehension. The rest, all of 70 percent, are true “man hours”… The gun Of these operations, only about 30 percent are actual machine work. After machining operations, all components are subjected to a proprietary process to achieve a surface hardness of up to 60 HRc (Rockwell c scale) … Approximately 600 individual operations are required to manufacture one revolver. For example, all important revolver components such as the frame, crane and even the sideplate are completely milled from drop forgings. Here’s how Korth describes it on their website:Īll Korth Arms feature specially selected high alloy steels. Korth’s catch phrase is “Raw steel transformed into precision.” The thing is made completely out of hardened tool steel, which will last through tens of thousands of rounds without significant wear. Everything about it is meant to be perfect. And yeah, I really don’t understand.īut I have … glimmers … of understanding. Well, I guess this is where the old adage of “if you have to ask, you wouldn’t understand” comes into play. Why on Earth would someone plunk down that kind of money on a handgun? Even though the price list is about eight years old, you can rest assured that prices have not gone down in the intervening years. Everything is listed as “Price on Request” (P.O.R.) on the Korth website. As part of the BBTI tests of the 9mm, we were able to include a Korth semi-automatic, a nearly legendary German handgun.Īnd I’m not kidding about the price of the gun. Try and wrap your head around a semi-auto handgun whose base price-with no frills and just one magazine-starts somewhere around $6,000 and can easily climb to $10,000 or more with a few ‘standard’ options. We’re not just talking monetary value, we’re talking about fear of breaking it. However, with such high quality craftsmanship comes a price. That’s not promotional talk, that’s the truth. Korth handguns, like the semi-automatic 9mm and Korth Combat revolver, are made with the utmost quality and care.
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